Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh): Expressing confidence that BJP will easily cross the 370-seat mark in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked voters to ensure polling of additional 370 votes in each booth, compared to the last elections, for the saffron party to win 370 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats.
He said even the opposition leaders in Parliament are saying the ruling coalition will get more than 400 seats. Addressing a public meeting of tribal community members in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district, PM Modi said the opposition leaders are now saying "abki baar 400 paar" for the (BJP-led) National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
"I am sure that the BJP's lotus symbol will definitely cross the 370-mark on its own," he said. The PM said he has not come to Jhabua to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, but as the "sevak" to thank the people for their overwhelming support in the recent assembly elections. The BJP recently won the assembly polls in MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh with a thumping majority.
"Our 'double engine' government is working with double speed in Madhya Pradesh," he said referring to the Rs 7,550 crore development projects which he launched before addressing the meeting. PM Modi targeted the opposition Congress for ignoring the poor, farmers and tribals for long. "The Congress remembers villages, the poor and farmers only during elections," he said.
Aware of their imminent defeat, the Congress and its allies are resorting to last ditch-tactics, the PM said, adding that "loot and divide is the motto of the Congress. "We have started a campaign against the sickle cell anemia not for votes, but for the health of tribals," he said. The Centre last year launched the National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission 2047, which aims to address the pressing health challenges posed by the sickle cell disease, particularly among the tribal population.
The Prime Minister said his government is working for the welfare of tribals, while the opposition Congress remembers villages, poor people and farmers only during elections. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state this year, coming ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due in a few months.
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